Question 1

Imagine that you could control or affect changes to interregional migration in Canada. Should preference be given to rural or urban areas, or specific regions, and why? How would you justify these decisions in light of the national economy and/or political factors? Provide data or examples from the textbook to justify your opinion.

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Question 2

Describe the similarities and differences between unauthorized immigrants to the United States and guest workers in Europe.

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Question 3

Compare and assess the data provided on this chapter's map(s) of refugees, and judge which Latin American countries seem to show more evidence of forced migration. What other factors might also be at work, other than forced migration?

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Question 4

Examine patterns of global economic shifts, such as recessions, and discuss how these may affect global and regional migrant flows. Provide three or four specific, historical examples of these shifting patterns, and consider both push and pull factors in your answer.

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Question 5

Given your knowledge of historical changes in U.S. quota laws, what changes would you recommend to reform the quota system that exists today? Why? In other words, what special consideration might you give certain populations, countries, or areas of the world in formulating immigration policy? You may develop any hypothesis or perspective that you wish, but you should refer to specific examples or data in the textbook to support your reasoning.

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Question 6

Analyze a world map, with special attention to physical features, and hypothesize as to why African migrants may experience greater difficulty in reaching the United States than South American migrants. Now consider the great number of Asian migrants reaching the United States. What factors can you propose to explain why Asian migrants can overcome intervening obstacles while Africans seemingly cannot?

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Question 7

If you could (and needed to) migrate to another part of the United States later this year, where would it be, and why? In what ways would this decision be similar to, or different from, larger patterns in U.S. interregional migration in recent decades?

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Question 8

In terms of either internal (domestic) or international migration, what evidence of chain migration can you identify in your community?

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Question 9

Imagine the immediate and long-term consequences of shutting off all immigration of unskilled laborers to the United States. Would you imagine the short- and long-term consequences to be more positive or negative, or both? Would this radical change in policy affect different people, and different economic sectors unevenly? How, or in what ways? Formulate your own opinion, but use examples from the textbook to support your argument.

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Question 10

Scrutinize maps of Asia in the textbook. Considering country locations, as well as other environmental factors, list at least five countries that would you classify as having the greatest number of intervening obstacles to international migration? Why? List at five countries that you would classify as having lower numbers of intervening obstacles.

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Question 11

Several million people have migrated to the United States without authorization in recent years. Why have most of these people come to the United States?

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Question 12

Migration to the United States declined in the 1920s as a result of new laws. What did these laws do?

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Question 13

During the 1980s, what country provided the largest number of unauthorized immigrants to the United States?

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Question 14

Assess how the city or community that you now live in correlates, or fails to correlate, to the major intraregional and interregional migration patterns within the United States in recent years. What factors or trends are you considering when making that appraisal?

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Question 15

What if nearly all highly skilled migrants were barred entry to the U.S.? Imagine the consequences of shutting off all immigration of highly skilled laborers. In your opinion (supported by evidence), would you imagine the short- and long-term consequences to be more positive or negative, or both? Discuss each potential consequence. Formulate your own opinion, but use examples from the textbook to support your argument.

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Question 16

How have patterns of interregional migration in Russia changed from the 1930s to the present? Consider government policies, World War II, and the Cold War in your answer.

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Question 17

Why and in what ways have the major sources of immigrants to the United States changed since the early 1900s?

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Question 18

Which of the three migration factors has been the most important pull factor for immigration to the United States?

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Question 19

List the three types of migration push and pull factors.

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Question 20

List the major push and pull factors in migration and invent or recall your own, original, examples of each.

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Quiz 3: Migration